This Filthy World (2006)

Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.

Director:

Jeff Garlin

Writer:

John Waters

Star:

John Waters

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
John Waters	...	Himself

Storyline

At the Harry DeJour Playhouse in New York in the mid-2000s, John Waters emerges from a confessional onto a stage littered with trash. He tells stories. After a few about his childhood and early influences, he roughly follows the chronology of his career as a film director, relating anecdotes about the making of each film and letting those stories lead him to riffs on other topics. Gay references and wry observations about people's foibles and limits are constants. Waters' looks, too, are the butt of his jokes.

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Plot Keywords:

john waters | gay reference | social satire | crude humor | turd | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Comedy | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Netflix [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Waters: same swinstwa

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemavault, Filthy World

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This Filthy World originated as John Waters' one man show that has toured all around the world. It was then filmed live to create this production. Mr. Waters still tours with this show and speaks at various engagements in which he includes many of the anecdotes that he shares both on stage and in the filmed version.

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Connections

References The Passion of the Christ (2004)

User Reviews

Offensive yet very clever

I think I have somehow been switched to the Bizarro World--after all, what else could explain how John Waters has gone mainstream?! Back in the 60s, 70s and early 80s, he was the creator of many sick and twisted comedies that most "nice" people didn't go to see. However, over the last two decades, thanks in part to some of his more mainstream films, he has become a very popular director and raconteur.

Here in this film, Waters is in the midst of a nation-wide tour where he does, in essence, a stand-up routine. He discusses his films, his life, his opinions and tells stories--most of which are very funny and some of which are very filthy. While this makes this film a bad idea for viewing by kids, it makes it an excellent guilty pleasure for adults to watch while the kids are asleep! Witty, clever and very iconoclastic--it is amazing to see how funny and insightful Waters is--showing he's much more than a talented (but twisted) writer and director.

My favorite part? When he talked about Dorothy and "The Wizard of Oz"--priceless!